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A Global Community on Your Doorstep (And How Your Church Can Welcome Them) - By Mike Ashelby — Product Lead at Breeze Translate

Editor’s Note: Today’s post is a guest contribution from Mike Ashelby at Breeze Translate . While we don't do sponsored content, we invited Mike to share his insights on how technology is helping UK churches—like St Peter's Hillfields and City Church Manchester—better welcome their neighbours. Walk through the heart of almost any UK city today , and you hear the sound of a global community. Our neighbourhoods are becoming a rich tapestry of cultures and languages. But walk into many churches on a Sunday morning, and that vibrancy often hits a wall—the language barrier. The Reality of Modern Ministry We are seeing this firsthand in Manchester, but it’s a story repeated in Coventry, London, Leeds, and diverse communities across the UK. Tessa Reed from City Church Manchester puts it perfectly: “We are a super diverse church (45 nationalities) in the centre of Manchester. We have many visitors who are new to the city, new to church and new to Christianity.” Whether you are in a ci...

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